CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 275

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271

working

ونسی کی ؟ مجھے ؟ کی میر

قم بخور ان کے جو مر مره

and co

at "Kandal Saint", " the

employed in

in dugging.

collecting earth for scraping

the Queen's Road; the earth was

carried away by other

parties of

Convicts.

About 4 o'clock His Excellency,

the Governor and Mr. Smith the

Registrar General passed

along,

and I heard the Governor ask

Aleman (who I believe to be

a gentle

Captain Barry of the Royal Engineer(s) why the Convicts were at work there, and the Aleman referred to, replied that he had given Mr. Wilson, the Surveyor General, permission to take

earth for the Roads;

the Governor then said to Mr. Smith, "that is

a bad place for

close men to work, I think it

dangerous" upon which Mr. Smith

spoke to the convicts

and at the same time

pointed to a place about 23

yards

East of the danger and told one

of them to go

there and work, & there the

Convicts went & continued to work

all that day (Saturday).

and the next day.

I have not been to work

since.

Sergeant Hunt of the Chain gang guard

was there I

The

29th ultimo and heard the

Governor...

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271 working ونسی کی ؟ مجھے ؟ کی میر قم بخور ان کے جو مر مره and co at "Kandal Saint", " the employed in in dugging. collecting earth for scraping the Queen's Road; the earth was carried away by other parties of Convicts. About 4 o'clock His Excellency, the Governor and Mr. Smith the Registrar General passed along, and I heard the Governor ask Aleman (who I believe to be a gentle Captain Barry of the Royal Engineer(s) why the Convicts were at work there, and the Aleman referred to, replied that he had given Mr. Wilson, the Surveyor General, permission to take earth for the Roads; the Governor then said to Mr. Smith, "that is a bad place for close men to work, I think it dangerous" upon which Mr. Smith spoke to the convicts and at the same time pointed to a place about 23 yards East of the danger and told one of them to go there and work, & there the Convicts went & continued to work all that day (Saturday). and the next day. I have not been to work since. Sergeant Hunt of the Chain gang guard was there I The 29th ultimo and heard the Governor...
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271 working ونسی کی ؟ مجھے ؟ کی میر قم بخور ان کے جو مر مره and co at "kandal Saint "," the employed in in dugging. collecting earthe for scoparsing the Queen's Road; the earth was caricot other partios of cot away by other Coenvicts. About 4 o'clock His Excellency. the Eleverner and All? Smith the Registrar General qasseet pasocel along, and I heard the Governor ask Aleman (who I believe to be " gentle. Captain Barry of the Royal Engineer(s) awhy the Convicts were at work there, and the Aleman referred to, replied that lie had given. Mr. Wilson, the Terveyor General, permission to take of the ewith for the Roads; the Governor then said to Mr & Smith, "that is bact place for ހ Close men du work, I think it dangerous" upon wwhich Mr Smith chinese to the convicts and at the same line speake کو cut a place about 23 pointed to the 3 yards Excst of the danger and hold one to 6 go there and work, & there the Convicts avent & continued to wak all that day (Sabörday). there since and the next day. I have not been to work Sergeant Hunt of the Chains gang guard narel ava I The 29th ultime and heard thi Inverner
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271

working

ونسی کی ؟ مجھے ؟ کی میر

قم بخور ان کے جو مر مره

and co

at "kandal Saint "," the

employed in

in dugging.

collecting earthe for scoparsing

the Queen's Road; the earth was

caricot

other partios of

cot away by other

Coenvicts.

About 4 o'clock His Excellency.

the Eleverner and All? Smith the

Registrar General qasseet

pasocel along,

and I heard the Governor ask

Aleman (who I believe to be

" gentle.

Captain Barry of the Royal Engineer(s) awhy the Convicts were at work there, and the Aleman referred to, replied that lie had given. Mr. Wilson, the Terveyor General, permission to take

of the

ewith for the Roads;

the Governor then said to Mr & Smith, "that is

bact place for

ހ

Close men du work, I think it

dangerous" upon wwhich Mr Smith

chinese to the convicts

and at the same line

speake

کو

cut a place about 23

pointed

to the

3 yards

Excst of the danger and hold one

to

6 go

there and work, & there the

Convicts

avent & continued to wak

all that day

(Sabörday).

there since

and the next day.

I have not been to work

Sergeant Hunt of the Chains

gang guard

narel ava I

The

29th ultime and heard thi

Inverner

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